Letters

June 20, 1996

OTHER PARTNERS HELPED PETSWORTH

Members of the Petsworth Full Service School Committee would like to thank the Daily Press staff for the excellent article on the Petsworth Full Service School project featured in the May 23 issue of Middle Peninsula Life.

Your reporter did a very thorough job of explaining the project and featuring families that have benefited from the community resources provided through interagency efforts. Unfortunately, several participating agencies and organizations were not mentioned as partners in the Full Service School project.

We would like for your readers to know that along with Gloucester Social Services, Gloucester Public Schools, Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Community Services and Gloucester Community Education, other active and involved partners include: Petsworth Elementary School staff, Three Rivers Health District, 9th District Court Services Unit, Gloucester Sheriff's Department and community churches.

Thank you again for the informative article and the opportunity to recognize all the groups that help make the Petsworth Full Service School project a success.

Christi A. Lewis

Community Education Director

VFW POPPY DRIVE WAS SUCCESSFUL

The members of Francis J. Mellar Jr. Memorial Post 8252, Veterans of Foreign Wars, would like to thank all residents who donated to our Buddy Poppy drive on Memorial Day weekend. We thank the management of the Gloucester Point ABC store, Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie for their support in allowing us to set up in front of their businesses.

It is always a pleasure to meet everyone while in front of the businesses that support our fund-raising. These funds are used in our relief fund which helps veterans in need through the VFW and supports the VA hospital veterans who make the Buddy Poppies.

The Gloucester area people have been generous in giving from their hearts and pockets to the VFW Buddy Poppy drive. It makes a veteran really proud to know you people of this great community care. God bless you all.

We would also like to let everyone know that our post donated half the fund for the Gloucester Fishing Pier license this year. Please use this fishing pier at anytime and good luck on catching dinner.